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Feb. 14, 1933. A -rs 1,897,736

BOTTLE Filed March 15, 1952 INVENTOR Aid/1022 KS/m/tj BY g A OYRINVEY Patented Feb. 14, 1933 UNITED STATES' PATENT OFFICE ANTHONY x. snums, or SABANAG LAKE, NEW YORK BOTTLE Application filed March 15, 1932. Serial No. 598,909.

a pen or as a filling well for a fountain pen;

to attain these results without the use of moving parts or complications ofany sort and without increasing the bulk or modifying the contour or general appearance of the bottle and to accomplish all the foregoing and other desirable objects with a structure suited to commercial production and of low manufacturing cost.

The objects are attained by the novel features of construction, combinations and relations of parts hereinafter described and broadly claimed.

The drawing accompanying and forming part of the specification illustrates one of the many possible commercial embodiments of the invention, it being realized that the structure may be modified and changed to meet particular requirements or conditions, all within the true intent and broad scope of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a broken part sectional view illustrating the invention as embodied in an ink bottle type of container and showing the bottle inverted in closed condition to fill showmg the bottle as turned back to the up-- right position and with the cover removed to expose the dipping well where it stands filled and ready for use up in the top of the bottle neck.

' Fig. 4 is a plan view illustrating use of the dipping well and showing how the upright partition which forms a dam across the neck of the bottle, may be used as a guide amlll wiping edge for a pen dippingin the we 5 is abroken sectional view illustrating the action in pouring the contents of,

the well while holding back the balance of liquid in the bottle.

The container 5, as here shown is of the general shape and appearance ofi an ordi- I nary ink bottle and, to external ap earances,

differs from what might be considered the standard type of such bottles by having an external screw rib 6 about the mouth of the neck portion to'take the screw cap 7. This cap form of screw closure is important because it makes a seal with the lip of the bottle neck and so does not offer any restrictions as to what may be contained within the bottle neck; and further because it combines both efiicient sealing and easy, quick removability.

The bottle neck being unimpeded and unobstructed by'the cover structure, makes it possible to locate the dipping or filling well as it may be termed, right up in the top of the neck, as nearly as desired to a position flush with the lip of the neck, the actual top of the bottle.

The well is formed in the present illustra-' tion by simply two walls which may be and in most cases preferably are integral with the neck itself. These wall ortions are designated 8 and 9, the first eing a vertical partition, that is vertical in the upright position of the bottle, extending as a chord across the inside of the neck and the secend, a segmental and normally horizontal partition extending from the foot of the vertical partition laterally to the adjoining side wall of the bottle, in this instance ap proximately at the base of the neck, or

uncture of the neck and enlarged body portions of the bottle.

These joined partitions or wall portions 8 and 9 in conjunction with the opposed arcuate wall portion 10 thus form a chamber or compartment 11 of a neral crescent shape as viewed in plan, Fig. 4 and therefore of a convenient form for dipping in l a pen over the upright wall or dam portion 8. Insuch use, thiswall maybe uti- 9 lized as a guide for the pen and as a wiping '5 determined by the location of the vertical partition transversely of the neck and the position of the horizontal partition vertically of the bottle. Usually the vertical partition is located to one side of the diametrical plane to give the chamber aform in fountain pen filling purposes.

excess of the semi-cylindrical, as in Fig. 4 and the horizontal partition is located substantially at the base of the neck to give the Well a depth suitable for pen dipping or for Such construction gives a relatively narrow segmental passage 12 from the interior of the bottle,

up over the lip of the vertical partition wall suflicient for pouring purposes and this is a ,form which can be readily molded in the glass or other material of which the bottl is constructed.

The cap, like the bottle, may be constructed of any desirable material and, for tight sealing purposes, may carry within it a compressible gasket or washer 13 of material suitable for proper engagement with the lip of the bottle neck.

The method of filling the well will be understood from Figs. 1 and 2, the first showing that by upending the bottle with the cap tightly closed, the well in this inverted relation is filled with liquid and the second view showing how if the bottle is then rotated left-handedly, with the passage 12 and partition 8 toward the top, the liquid in the well-will be trapped behind such partition and be so confined, in the upright of the bottle, Fig. 3. The partition to the top of the bottle. This locates the highest possible level of the liquid in the dipping well below the rim of the bottle neckfa distance determined by the height of the partition. Thus the well of liquid is protected by the surrounding rim and accidental splashing over is guarded against. At the same time the well is so near the absolute top of the bottle that-a pen or the like may be readily dipped therein without getting any ink on the handle portion of the en.

. T e contents of the well may be readily poured without emptying the bottle by simply turning the bottle right-handedly from the Fig. 3 to the Fig. 5 position so as to spill the liquid out of the well before the liquid in the bottle can flow out through the passage 12 which at such time is at the top. The normally horizontal portion 9 which then serves as a dam holding back the .oon-' tents of the bottle, may be extended over quite close to-the opposing wall. of the bottle neck to increase this holding back effect as much as considered necessary or desirable.

tending wall, forming in conjunction The invention is of particular utility for ink bottles used in travelling, where it is necessary that a. tight seal be assured and the cover should at the same time be easily .removable and where it is especially convenient to be able to have when desired a small supply of ink in readily accessible position for dipping in a writing pen or for filling a fountain pen. The invention may be utilized if desired for measurin purposes or the like, the well structure making it possible to separate by each. reversal process a measured amount from the bulk quantity in the bottle. The structure is of such form as to be readily molded or otherwise incorporated in the bottle in commercial manufacture and at but slight if any additional expense. The construction actually reinforces the bottle and thus may'in some instances enable the use of less material and hence effect certain savings in cost of construction. The use of. the invention need not change the external appearance of the bottle or add to its weight or bulk. While ordinarily it may be preferable to form the two extra walls of the well as integral with the bottle neck, it should be understood that these may be set in with separate parts or that the well maybe made up as a separate special unit of metal or the like seated in the bottle neck. The invention is adaptable to many different uses.

What is claimed is:

An ink bottle having a circular neck portion open at the top the full internal diam-' eter of the neck and having a lip at the rim of said full-open top portion for sealing engagement by an overstanding cap, a partition wall extending, in the upright posi- 8 need not and usually does not extend fullyMtion of the bottle, substantially vertically across the interior of the bottle neck, below the fulho en rim of the neck and dividing that portion of the interior of the neck below the rim into segmental spaces, one defined by a segmental portion of the internal wall of the neck and the opposing artition wall and clear and unobstructe to form a segmental pouring passage between the interior and the exterior of the bottle and located in one side of the bottle neck with part of the wall of the bottle neck forming a trough-like pouring spout, a generally horizontally extending and imperiorate wall connected with the lower end of the generally vertical partition andprojecting therefrom away from said pouring passage oi': the neck toward that segmental portion of the neck opposite thereto, there being'a wall portion in the bottle neck connected with said generally horizontallyl ex t ere-- with and with the partition wall a raised well located within the bottle neck and entirely, below the rim ofthe neck and proby the surrounding rim or the neck above the same, with the upper edge of the partition providing a fully accessible pen wiping edge below and guarded by the surrounding rim of the bottle neck and a tight fitting circular cap removabl secured in sealing engagement over the 11p of the bottle neck, said cap having direct connection with the bottle structure and without obstructing either the Well in the one side of the bottle neck or the straight through pouring passage in the other side of the bottle neck.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. v

' ANTHONY K. SHULTS. 

